Problems with 2003 Nissan Murano ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

When in traffic under appx 10 mph, you accelerate and it does nothing, then suddenly takes off. you don't know when it is going to happen. it is very random and once it starts doing it, it keeps doing it until you stop the engine and restart the car. i have to pull out on a busy street in the afternoon, and have almost been hit. i have taken it to two nissan dealerships and all they do is say it is a vacuum line. they said i needed new motor mounts to keep the engine stable so that they won't get loose. i had them replaced and it did not fix the problem. the problem does not throw an error code, so no one, including a very reputable auto repair garage, can fix it. we have even started guessing what the problem might be, ie, fuel injectors - had them cleaned - no change. i have now spent almost $3k and i still have the same problem. nissan tells me that there is a recall,but not for my serial number. i have been dealing with this since about may. *tr

Heard noise from engine compartment under low rpm range. took vehicle to local nissan dealer for inspection of problem and mechanic could not duplicate but was advised by shop mechanic about worn drive belt. vehicle is @ 34,000 miles. upon investigation at home from top of engine bay, i noticed ac/alternator idler pulley was vibrating and rotating of axis to the crack pulley. i investigated online at www.nissanmurano.org for similar problems. i found a series of reports that the bracket that holds the idle pulley was broken and causes cutting into the adjustment arm and causing the noise (eventually failing). returned vehicle to the dealer and informed dealer of idler pulley problem researched online and request belt service. when mechanic removed the belt, the idler pulley assembly was found to be broken. i believe this is a serious design issue and nissan should provide a better design and recall a $16 part. potential issues of failure of pulley: 1) nearby vicinity of the radiator coolant return hose can cut by broken bracket and can cause engine to overheat. 2) could lead to an alternator not providing energy to the car and a more serious consequences. *tr updated 01/11/08. *lj updated *jb

The idler tension bracket failed/broke due to unusual wear and the belt was lost 200 miles from home! it is clear that the bracket was over heat tempered by the manufacturer! *tr

2003 nissan murano. consumer states engine abruptly shut off and the vehicle lost all power. *tgw the consumer was able to gradually steer the vehicle to the emergency lane. after numerous attempts, he was unable to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and a diagnostic test revealed fuel pump failure. the consumer stated this was not the first time the engine abruptly shut off. the first incident happened in july 2007. but, the vehicle was restarted and was taken to the dealer, but they were unable to find a problem. prior to the first two incidents, the engine stalled on may 10, 2010. after numerous attempts, the consumer was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they determined the crank sensor was faulty. the consumer stated there have been other repairs such as: alternator failure, the passenger door locks routinely malfunctioned during extreme heat, the driver's power seat malfunctioned, the motor mounts were cracked, the axles were loose, and the intake hose failed. *jb

Nissan murano 2003 service engine check lightcame on and vehicle slowed down on the freeway and i had to find a shoulder after an overpass bridge to pull over for my safe and for my 2 toodlers children. i check the recall on the internet for this and it was a recall back in 2003 that i did not recieve a notice in the mail. i call a car dealer and denying me for the recall. i call the consumer affair customer service and 7/2/2007 and case is pending. i feel so unsafe to drive this vehicle because since 2003 this vehicle has five recalls such as gas tank, set belt, engine and engine cooling, transmission nut not tighten enough and alternator.*ak

Consumer is seeking reimbursement for recall failure. mc the consumer stated upon contacting the dealer to see if the warranty covered the mechanical failure, she was informed there was a recall issued for this vehicle with the same problem she was encountering with the vehicle which was the alternator. the car was purchased in july 05 but the recall was issued back in may of 05, so that might be why the consumer was not informed. however, the consumer is surprised to know that the dealer did not replace the alternator due to the recall prior to the purchase of the vehicle. the consumer provided a copy of the invoice and would like to be reimbursed for the repairs. *tr

2003 nissan murano sl awd is having a problem with acceleration from the start. it hesitated to speed up, my foot it all the way to the floor. after a while the car would launch. if i turn my engine off (while moving) and restart symptom will go away. sometime it comes and need to restart during rush hour traffic. constant worries during rush hours. *tr

Brake and battery light came on. signs of alternator failure. *nm

There was a recall on the alternator for my 2003 nissan murano, this resulted in a tested failure with my battery, once tested with the nissan registered battery tester however there was then no perceived problem. after requesting that it be replaced for my safety they refused and i contacted nissan customer service. after 8 weeks i still had not been in contact with a regional specialist and yesterday my battery died on me. fortunately this was within a safe environment at my work. i am currently 8 weeks pregnant and went through a lot of stress and exertion at a very dangerous time in order to have the car safely towed to the nearest nissan dealership. my concern is this could have happened anywhere and would have left me unsafely abandoned. *jb

To date, we have had numerous problems with our 2003 murano. we have replaced the throttle body, motor mount, battery, tcm and transmission. on july 21, 2006 our murano made a loud noise then quit moving. we had it towed to the dealership where they stated it needed a new tcm. that did not fix the problem so they said we needed a new transmission. we had 64,000 miles. since then we had the car for one day and took it back for yet a new problem with the rear axle. *nm

I was traveling out of town alone with my 3 children and after we had been on the road for about 3 1/2 hours, the front windshield wipers came on by themselves along with the back windshield wipers, the lights were going on and off by themselves, the left blinker came on by itself, and the dash information (dte,fuel economy) was just coming on and off by itself. there was water coming out of the fuse box on the drivers side, and you could hear a sizzling sound. i took it to the nearest nissan dealer, they said they fix it and i got back on the road and it happened again 2 hours later same stuff. i just turned off the ac and kept driving with everything going crazy, because all the service departments were closed and i could not get anyone to help me. when i arrived at my destination i took it to the nearest nissan dealership the next day and they said that the ac hose was loose and was allowing water to get into everything. i hope it is fixed, but i am now scared to drive it anywhere and i have to travel 6 hours away from home every now and then because i have a child 6 hours away from home in college and you never know when i will have to go up there unexpectedly. i am thing about trading it off because i do not feel safe in it anymore, but the trade in value is a lot less than the pay off. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated without warning the vehicle stalled at various speeds. a nhtsa recall, #05v319000 was performed on the vehicle concerning, the alternator; however, the recall did not remedy the problem. the vehicle is currently at the dealership.

After i lock up my nissan murano i will come to it from a movie theater of from my home to drive it and both of the front windows will be completely down and the vehicle will be unsecured. this morning my murano was full of snow since we had 12 inches last night. i took it to the dealer and they played with the key fobs and nothing would happen and as we were standing their with no one touching the key fobs - the windows went down by themselves again. this feature is only supposed to happen when you hold down the open button on the key fob to let in cool air in the summer before you get into your murano. robert dittel. *nm

Driver and passenger front windows roll down by themselves when car is shut off, unattended, and locked. *jb

2003 murano battery died and had to be replaced. alternator failed causing the battery to fail. *ts ***no answer required*** *jb

2003 nissan murano would not start, consumer purchased new battery. *ts not long after the consumer had to purchase a new battery, she received a recall letter in the mail. the consumer believed the problem with the battery was due to the alternator not charging the battery. *jb

Changed alternator once before at dealership and it took 1-month to have it repaired. in november, the car failed to start after having all the light indicator go off. very disturbing being abandoned. i believed that the car was going to be a "lemon" and decided to no longer own the murano. i was left with no choice but to look for another vehicle. *nm

While driving consumer murano broke down and was towed to nearest gas station. alternator was replaced. *ts the alternator was replaced under recall, however the consumer is requesting reimbursement for the towing charges. *jb

There is currently a recall for alternators on nissan murano's (2003 - ?). in the event the alternator has failed, the battery may not be far behind. in my case the dealer replaced the alternator as required by the recall, but did not check the battery. the battery failed a day later resulting in an unsafe condition. *jb

2003 murano cut off completely causing the consumer to replace battery and alternator. *ts while the consumer was vacationing the vehicle suddenly shut off. the vehicle was towed to the consumer's hotel where aaa check the battery and alternator. aaa determined that they both needed to be replaced but was only able to replace the battery. the alternator was replaced at a local repair facility. when the consumer returned home the vehicle was taken to a local nissan dealer. the technician at the dealer informed the consumer of a recall 05v319000 on the 2003 murano for the alternator. the consumer request reimbursement from the manufacturer. *nm

Dt: the contact received a recall letter 8-15-05. she was told it was urgent to have the car taken to dealer for recall repairs. they made arrangements to rent a car. they took the car in and they did not have the parts to fix the car. she felt that nissan should reimburse herfor a rental. this was the second trip they have to make to have this fixed. she did not feel like nissan should have sent the recall letter if they did not have the parts. she was going to hold nissan responsible if there was an accident due to this recall. they did not give them idea as to when the parts would be in. *ak

Copy of ltr addressed to nissan requesting reimbursement for towing charges incurred due to recalled alternator on his 2003 nissan murano.*mr *nm

After using my 2003 nissan murano in the morning to take my one daughter to school, my younger daughter & i returned home for an appointment. afterward, we got back in the car to run errands. upon starting the car, the battery warning light and brake warning light both illuminated. assuming that this wasn't good, we proceeded to the dealership to figure out what was wrong. about 1 mile away from the dealership, the car died on us and - thankfully - we coasted into a gas station. i placed a call directly to the dealership to inform them of the situation and they responded quite quickly - for which i was grateful as my month-old daughter was with me in the car and without a/c it would have gotten quite warm. my complaint isn't with the service i received, but with the fact that i was not informed of this recall until after the problem occurred with my car. even upon bringing the car to the dealership, no one informed me that there was an issue with the alternator (i.e., the recall) until after the repair work had been performed. and we didn't receive an official notice from nissan until one week after the incident.

April 2003 purchased a 2003 nissan murano. in july 2003, after having been stopped at a traffic light, i pressed the gas to go forward and the car would not accelerate for a few seconds, then it quickly surged forward. luckily i was the first car at the light or i would have rammed the car in front of me. the dealer regal nissan said it was the alternator and replaced it. in june 2005 again, the car started stalling then quickly accelerating, we had moved so we took the car to a local nissan dealership crown nissan and they, again, replaced the alternator. july 29, 2005, on a trip to florida, the car acted up again at the red lights, it also would slow down, while driving, then accelerate quickly. i again took the car to the dealership kraft nissan of tallahassee and they stated it was a transmission issue and then advised i take to my hometown dealer, crown nissan.cown nissan was not able to diagnose or produce any problem. they did not call kraft nissan and seek advice or input from them. i am having trouble getting them to solve the problems. it is dangerous, because of the sudden acceleration, you could hit another car or a person. we are fortunate because there have been others who have stalled on the interstate or busy highways. something is wrong when they continually replace the alternator and still have problems. *jb

Brake and battery lights lit up and the vehicle lost power to accelerate/keep up with 65 mph traffic on i-50 east highway. need to crawl back to dealership and drive under 40 mph speed, very dangerous! every cars behind me literally need to slam their brakes as i was slowing down the traffic on the left lane. dealer's diagnostic was: the infamous alternator failure on this vehicle model.

My 2003 nissan murano is in the shop have to the alternator replaced for the third time in less than a year. the first time time it went out was in sept-04. it was under warranty and the dealer came and towed it to the dealership and replaced it. i had the same problem one month ago on my way to california from utah. i had the car towed to the dealer. they said it was the alternator and the battery. it cost over$500.00for parts and labor plus the cost of the tow. three days ago it went out again. this time they said that the alternator was still under warranty but we had to pay for the tow again. i am afraid to drive it out of town. i just read that there is a recall thanks to your organization. i hope the delership will be able to correct the problem w/o the recall letter. i would also like to see a refund.

The battery and brake lights came on in my murano, but the car appeared to still be driving and starting just fine, so i assumed it was merely a short and decided to wait until my next service. 2 days later, the car lost power while driving, the accelerator would not respond and eventually stalled, despite being able to turn over again after stopping. i have since discovered tha this is a common problem among murano owners related to alternators.

My wife was driving by herself at night approximately 25 miles from our home. as she was driving on the interstate the brake light and battery light came on. the dash became dim and the vehicle began to lose power. she was able to get the vehicle to a nearby gas station. i was informed that the alternator went out. the car was towed and is now at a dealer waiting to be serviced.

Nissan murano - alternator failure causing vehicle to become suddenly inoperable. (note - i was aware that the combination of "brake" and "battery" warning lights indicated the failure, so took the car immediately to the dealer before it had a chance to die on the road.)

I was driving down the highway, when the brake and battery lights came on. this 2003, nissan murano had just completed the 30,000 mile check up 6 days before. suddenly, the car power steering failed, the car's electrical systems went haywire and the car seized up. i was forced to slowly slide over to the shoulder of the freeway, where i had to have the car towed.

As i pulled into my garage, i noticed the battery warning light and brake light were on on the instrument panel of my 2003 nissan murano. because i have read on nissanmurano.org that is an indication of a failing alternator and that after seeing the warning lights my murano would soon become totally disabled, i called the dealer to have the vehicle towed in for a new alternator. although in my case i was in my garage, the alternator is a known isssue on muranos, and if the vehicle stops on the highway, that would be extremely dangerous. some muranos have been known to have a failure of the replacement alternator, so i don't feel that this issue has been resolved yet, and i fear i may still be at risk.

Alternator failure

Battery and brake light lit on the dashboard. this is a known failure of the alternator on this vehicle. the alternator will be replaced under warranty tuesday july 5th.

Alternator has died twice within a year on a 2003 nissan murano. drivers door automatically locks - not suppose to. windows go down after parking and left alone shut off.

2003 murano radiator and transmission malfunctioned.***no answer required***.*mr the alternator was replaced after the alternator light illuminated on the dash. when accelerating suddenly the vehicle would hesitate. *nm

Nissan murano 2003 - 26000 miles - battery and brake lights came on indicating an alternator failure according to the dealer. i brought the car to the dealer within 50 miles of the lights comming on. the car continued to run and start after it was turned off at the dealer but the indicator lights remained on. the repair was covered under the warrantee, but i did have to leave the car due the time it takes to replace it. they had the alternator in stock,

Own a nissan murano. it has 25000k on it. this a.m. the brake and battery lights went on as the car was in motion. apparently there seems to be a defect with muranos' alternator; found this information on the website and immediately took my car to the dealership. they are currently replacing the alternator.

I was driving on the freeway when the battery and brake light came on. i barely exited the freeway and found a gas station before the car died. there are 36,400 miles on my car and foothill nissan told me that the warranty covered only until 36,000. they won't replace the defective alternator since i am 400 miles over the warranty limit. then i realized that i wasn't the only one who was going through this. there are many other complaints of the exact thing that happened to me. i was lucky that i didn't get into an accident and there wasn't as much traffic as there usually is on the freeway that day and i was able to hurry off without the car stopping in the middle of the freeway.

Battery and brake lights came on. i knew from reading posts on a "murano" forum that this was a possible symptom of imminent alternator failure. i was only a mile from home when the lights came on, so i was able to get home safely. i do, however, reside over 20 miles from the nearest dealer. in order to get it to the dealer for service, i drove my other car to the store and purchased a battery tester/charger. i knew from the forum that i may be able to drive to the dealer in this state if the battery had a full charge. when i tested it, it was only operating @ 60%. i charged it fully, then drove to the dealer to have the car checked out. i must say that it was no fun driving to the dealer (on the highway) knowing that at any time i could lose all power. i stayed in the right hand lane all the way so that i could pull over in a hurry if needed. turns out it was the alternator. the old part is not available. they told me they had to install a remanufactured part, and send the failed part to nissan. i don't even have 19,000 miles on this vehicle. things like this should not be happening on a $30,000 car! i feel lucky that i knew about this problem with my car, and was on the look out for the lights. if i had been unaware, as most are, things could have been worse. who knows when i would have noticed these lights? the car could have lost all power at night on the highway that i travel every day!

My mom was leaving the grocery store and the car cut off while she was driving out of the parking lot. it slowed down before it cut off. while waiting for aaa someone offered to jump the car. it started, but the brake and lights came on. she drove to the dealership, about 3 miles away. the car cut off in the parking lot. it remains at the dealer, awaiting repair.

1) my wife was driving the car to work and the battery and brake light came on. i told her that i thought it was probably due to low brake fluid and that i'd check it when she got home in the evening. 2) on her way home from work, the car suddenly dies in the middle of the interstate (i495) during rush hour. this is probably the most dangerous time on the interstate due to the great volume of traffic traveling at very high speed. fortunately, she was able to coast to the shoulder without being rear ended. the car had to be towed back to our house. i did some research on the internet and came across a nissan murano forum which had a detail desciption of this particular problem. if i had received some type on notification on this problem, i would not have put my wife life in jeopardy by advising her to take the car home. 3) i will be contacting the nissan dealership for repairs.

Bought car in 2003, battery had to be replaced within a week of purchase. a year later, the alternator had to be replaced. last week, while driving the car stopped while trying to turn left at intersection. could not put car into park, turn on hazard light, or pull car keys out. towed to dealer by triple aaa. dealer claims that battery cable was loose. i do not work on my car or open the hood other when the dealer does the maintenance.

The first time occured in oct. of 2004, when i was driving in town, thankfully, and lost all of my power. i was only driving about 30 mph. my car had to be towed, and the alternator was replaced. then, on june10, 2005, i was traveling on the highway, at night about 55 mph, and again lost all power. i again had to be towed, and the alternator was replaced again, but this time, my battery also had to be replaced, which we had to pay half the price. this car is only 2 years old and has had 2 alternators, and nissan of north america says there is ' no problem' with this car or model. i consider this to be a major safety problem, if someone had been behind me, or if i could not have steered off the road.

dt: contact states the alternator needed to be replaced after losing power in the middle of the intersection. the engine was still running, but the contact could not accelerate to get the vehicle out of the road. vehicle was towed to a main service center where they replaced the alternator. while starting the vehicle it will start, then stall. after the 2nd or 3rd time it will start. service dealer stated the engine stalling was not from the alternator.*ak

The alternator warning light and brake warning light alit both at the same time. i was 7 miles from home. i traveled home and the checked to see if the alternator was working properly and it was not. i charged the battery and drove the vehicle to a local dealership. they confirmed that the alternator was malfunctioning and and will replace when the back ordered part is in stock. they have no idea when the part my be delivered.

Recurring alternator failure. vehicle will loose power and stop. put in 3rd alternator in last 1.5 years. after some research problem under investigation but not resolved. concerned since it leaves us in a precarious situtation every time. vehicle great otherwise.

While driving on the highway at 65mph, the alternator on my 2003 nissan murano se (20,500 miles) failed. the engine stalled, and all power steering/brakes/etc. failed as well. after pulling the vehicle over to the side of the road, i was unable to restart the vehicle (because the battery had been drained as a result of the alternator failure). the car was towed to a dealer who replaced the alternator (under warranty).

Alternator in 2003 nissan murano failed after 23,237 miles. loss of power in the vehicle.

Parking brake light and battery light lit during driving. driving the very next day the car's transmission failed in the middle of an intersection but car remained running. within 10 minutes the car failed completely. both times the car was in an intersection and nearly struck by other traffic.

Altenator died twice within 70k miles. first around 32k second around 69k.